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I SHREYEPORTDOUBLE 55760 Largest Combination Payoff in tfie History of Louisiana Track Triple Aose and Van Law Make Up Winning WinningDuo Duo Van Law Pays 72 for Each 2 Straight Ticket SHREVEPORT La Oct 25 Van Law an outsider in the betting raced down on the I front end in the second race on the card which was decided over a distance of six and onehalf furlongs this afternoon at the State Fair Grounds and the largest Daily Dou ¬ ble in the history of the State Jockey Club was returned when one ttcketholder received 55760 for the successful combination of Triple Rose and Van Law winners of the first two races on the card cardIndividual Individual wagers on Van Law which cap ¬ tured the second race by a margin of a head over Semicolon were paid 72 for 2 straight tickets Taking command after going a quar ¬ ter the eightyearold son of Vandergrift Mary Lawless saved much ground and fought it out gamely with Semicolon when the latter issued a challenge challengeIdeal Ideal weather and track conditions pre ¬ vailed for the staging of the third days pro ¬ gram at the Shreveport course and a large gathering of racing fans were present for the sport sportTRIPLE TRIPLE ROSE WINS WINSShowing Showing good speed for the entire way W A Bales Triple Rose accounted for the opener on the card a dash of about five furlongs that brought out twoyearolds to engage Charmctte finished second and llira i Bana was third Hustled to the lead soon I after the break the brown son of Triple i Threat cut out the running all of the way and shook off a challenge from Charmette in the first half mile The winner paid 820 j for 2 straight tickets ticketsi i Another outsider in the betting scored in I the third event at six and onehalf furlongs when Silk Covering showed the way through out to take the measure of Colonel Jr by a I length and a half with Eddies Brother tak i ing down third portion of the purse Jockey I Bill Lowe rushed Silk Covering into the j lead soon after the field was dispatched the eightyearold bay mare fought off the chal ¬ lenge of Colonel Jr in the first half mile drawing clear on the far turn The winner was overlooked in the wagering and paid 3280 for 2 2I I The march of outsiders was continued through the fourth race another contest at six and a half furlongs in which Lileal was returned the winner by a margin of two j lengths Blondsure finished second and Goodbye Blues the favorite in the field of ten finished in third place Lileal and Blondsure engaged in a duel for the right to set the early pace and the former came through on the inside after a halfmile to take the lead and gradually increased her advantage The winner paid 1760 for 2 straight tickets in the mutuels
